

Under Audio at the bottom of the window select "Digital Out - SONY AVAMP" from the drop down menu for "Audio output" *You now have 5. Go to "Preferences" and click on the "Disc Setup" tab. Last set is to go into the DVD Player to test it. Click on each speaker to provide a test tone to make sure each is connect properly. Then select "5.1 Surround" from the pull down menu. Click the "Configure Speakers." button in the bottom right of the window.

On the right side it then should say "Source: SONY AVAMP" If you have an Apple computer and a Fire-wire audio interface, these 3 adaptors will come in handy. Despite the connection working, it is not sufficient so that FireWire's audio interface can be used. Second, you can use a FireWire USB adapter in case you lack a FireWire port on your computer. On the left side of the window select HDMI. It is a common port connection on MAC computers. Then go into Applications > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup. Then in the "Output" tab, select SONYAVAMP - HDMI Use a Mini Display Port to HDMI cable and connect the HDMI into the Blu-Ray/DVD HDMI input on the receiver and the Mini Display to the Mini Display Port on your Mac.

Most models before early 2009 are not able to output multi-channel audio) (*Check first to see if your Mac is capable of outputting surround sound through the Mini Displayport. OUTPUT SURROUND SOUND FROM YOUR MAC: (simplest way) Answer from Parker612 on 5.1 surround on macbook pro:
